Sam Fender wins 2025 Mercury Prize Album of the Year

Sam Fender wins 2025 Mercury Prize Album of the Year

Sam Fender has been announced as the overall winner of the 2025 Mercury Prize Album of the Year for his third studio album People Watching in his home city of Newcastle.

The Geordie singer-songwriter beat out stiff competition from other notable albums, including Fontaines D.C.'s Romance, Pulp's More, CMAT's EURO-COUNTRY, and Wolf Alice's The Clearing.

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Radio X Radio X — 2025-10-17